Young Canadians

There are so many cool ways to celebrate healthy living in Canada — this section features facts, tips, and tools to help young Canadians get up, go out and be SummerActive! 

Click on the topics below to call up the information on-screen...if you prefer, you can select 'Download the PDF' to get a hard copy from your own computer.

Check out the Physical Activity section to view The Top 10 Tips to Get You Moving for Health, and for those of you who like to be on the slopes, in the rink, or on the pond, SummerActive Safety Tips for Young Canadians.

If you like spending time with a pet, you can read Being SummerActive with Your Four-Legged Friend!  Not sure about the weather out there? Consider Oh the Weather Outside is Frightful – Tips for Being SummerActive When Mother Nature Isn’t Cooperating.

Don't forget to go to the Healthy Eating section for Summer Munchies – Tips for Healthy Eating for Young Canadians.

The Sport Participation section contains documents  like Try Sports to Get SummerActive – Tips for Young Canadians . You’ll also find out about some cool First Nations, Inuit and Métis activities with Tried and True – Traditional Indigenous Games (bet you didn’t know that hockey was originally played on grass with blades made out of bone?)

SummerActive is brought to you by the Government of Canada in collaboration with provincial and territorial governments.